Bracelet, neck-chain, &amp;c.



F. P. BARNEY.

BRACELET, NECK CHAIN, 65o.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. za, 1911.

1,071,1 31, Patented Aug. 26, 1913."

c2 Eig@ Wm-4, f y MMLW FRANK P. IBARNEY, OF CHARTLEY, MASSACHUSETTS.

BRACELET, NECK-CHAIN, &C.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented A110'. 26,1913.

Application filed August 23, 1911. Serial No. 645,594.

To all wh-0m it may concern.'

Be it known that I, FRANK P. BARNEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chartley, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bracelets, Neck- Chains, ttc., of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to bracelets, necklaces, watch-fobs and other analogous articles of jewelry, formed from a series of connected units, and it consists in the novel manner of construction and combination of parts comprising the same, all as more fully hereinafter set forth and claimed.

The object I have in View is to produce a solderless and strong bracelet or analogous article of jewelry, the article at the same time being comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings, Figure 1 represents an edge View of a bracelet or necklace embodying my invention; Fig'. 2 a front view of a fob composed of units constructed according' to my improvements; Fig'. 3 is a front View, in enlarged scale, of one of the units, including' the connections or links; Fig. at is a back view of the same; Fig'. 5 is an edge view; Fig'. 6 is a sectional view, taken on line 6, G of Fig'. t; F ig. 7 is a. back elevation of the units front cap or shoe detached; Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view of it, taken on line 8, 8; Fig. 9 is a View of the back niember of the shoe; Fig. 1() is a sectional view of it on line 10-10; Fig'. 11 is a front elevation of the thin spring' disk or lining' mem ber; Figs. l2 and 13 are front and edge views of one of the connecting members or links; Fig. 14 is back or reverse side elevation of the two cooperating end members of the bracelet, disconnected; Fig. 15 is a plan view of the blank from which the catch or snap member is formed; Fig. 16 is a side view of the latter, when bent and completed; and Fig. 17 is a side or edge view of the corresponding unit, adapted for the reception of the catch.

Again referring to the drawings, A designates a bracelet or necklace and B a fobchain, embodying' my invention. Each is provided with a series of units C, in turn consisting' of a plurality of pieces, linked together' by sheet-metal connections c. The immediately following is a description of the unit itself, or rather, each of the units comprising' the major portion of the flexible article of jewelry. The unit is oval, or otherwise shaped, as desired, and hollow; its exterior consists of the struck-up front shoe member a and peculiarly shaped back member ZJ, the latter fitting peripherally within the rim al of the other. The member b is provided with a raised central flat portion 1 and a fiat peripheral flange b2, the latter being slotted on opposite sides at b3 to form tongues e (Fig. 9), adapted to be inserted in the corresponding elongated openings of the unit-connecting' links c.

In assembling the parts to produce a unit C, the thin, flat disk Z of German silver, or other suitable resilient metal is placed in the `shoe c.` Superimposed upon the disk rests the peripheral flange b2 of the back mein ber 5,' now by inturning' the flange al to form the rounded outer edge or bead fr, all the parts are thereby secured together against separation. It may be added that the tongues c intermediate of the slots b3 at each side are inserted in the respective linkopenings c1 before the beading operation, thereby at the same time locating' the lugs orl trunnions c2 so as to movably interlock with the adjacent edge of the raised part of the member Z), as clearly shown. It will be seen (referring to Fig. 13) that the links c are or' may be made slightly convex. The chain may be built up from either or both sides of a unit, as desired. It will be seen also that the inner side or face of the units are substantially even or flush with the convex central portion c3 of the links face.

The two end units, in the case of a bracelet A, are adapted to interlock by means of a spring catch or clasp. That is to say (referring to Figs. 14 to 17), one of the units, C1, is not only adapted to the link c, but is further arranged to receive and hold the catch member 71, in substantially the same manner. The fellow end unit, C2, is likewise a1' 'anged to hold a link c, and also adapted to receive the resilient tongue part of the catch 7L. This latter is formed from the sheet-metal blank h1, Fig. 15. It is provided with side wings 7a2, which are later bent upwardly (Fig. 16) to freely receive between them the rearwardly bent, resilient portion of the tongue, also shown in Fig. 16. The free or manipulatory end h3 is notched at a to engage the reduced part 7b4 of the opening h5 formed in the edge of unit C2, Figs. 14 and 17. The side wings h2, Fig'. 16,

serve not only to stii'l'en the tongue, but also prevents lateral movement of the reduced part la when bent.

My improved units are also well adapted to be utilized in the manufacture or production of neck-chains, watch-fobs, Sac., without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim l. An improved bracelet of the articulated type, the same consisting of a plurality of hollow body units', each unit having front and back members, the outer edge of the front member rolled over that of the back member, said back member having diametrically opposed openings therethrough, links interposed between and connecting each pair of hollow units, the ends of the links being inserted in the said openings of the respective units and interlocking therewith, and means for detachably securing the ends of the bracelet together.

2. In an article of jewelry, the combinat-ion of a plurality of connected sheet metal hollow units, each unit comprising a cupshaped front member, a recessed back member having a substantially flat peripheral flange part positioned within the said front member the periphery of the front member being rolled over said tlange, oppositely disposed tongues integral with said back member, and a pair of unit-connecting links, each provided with a lateral opening near each ot' its ends and having said tongues of the corresponding units extending through said openings and interlocked thereunder.

3. A sheet metal unit for bracelets, said unit consisting of a front member, a recessed and flanged back member secured flatwise to said front and forming a chamber therebetween, the back member having oppositely located tongues formed therein, a resilient plate positioned in said chamber, a pair of apertured independently movable links, in cooperative engagement with the respective tongues of the said back member and with the resilient plate, and having the outer edge of the front member rolled over the corresponding edge of the back member to secure the several parts together against accidental separation.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK P. BARNEY.

IVitnesses GEO. H. REMINGTON, CALVIN I-I. BROWN.

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